Archive of NASA-Unified WRF model daily forecasting simulations for DOE TRACER IOP

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NASA-Unified WRF model daily simulations for DOE TRACER IOP

Document updated: 22 June 2022
Point of contact: Takamichi Iguchi (ESSIC UMD, Code612 NASA GSFC), takamichi.iguchi@nasa.gov
                  Toshi Matsui (ESSIC UMD, Code612 NASA GSFC), toshihisa.matsui-1@nasa.gov

Contents:
./READMEtracer.txt	# this file
./namelist.wps.tracer_iop_31.template		# namelist.wps file to configure WRF Pre-Processing System (WPS)
./namelist.input.real.tracer_iop_31.template	# namelist.input file for NU-WRF model real.exe
./namelist.input.wrf.tracer_iop_31.template	# namelist.input file for NU-WRF model wrf.exe

./${YYYY}${MM}${DD}	# these directories contain files produced from 48-hours NU-WRF forecasting from 00UTC on ${YYYY}${MM}${DD}:
	
	pyplot_${YYYY}-${MM}-${DD}_${HH}${MN}${SC}.png	# Plot for Composite radar reflectivity (dBZ)
							# PBL height (m) + 10-m horizontal wind (850hPa-level wind in plots before 06/02/2022),
							# OLR TOA (W m-2), and 5-mins-accumulated IC+CG lighting flash extent density (flash km-2)
							# Note that this composite dBZ is calculated from NSSL 2-moment microphysics for S-band,
							# not from POLARRIS radar simulator
	pyplot.gif					# Gif annimation file combining the png plot files for 1~48 hours in the forecasting

	accprecip_${YYYY}-${MM}-${DD}_${HH}${MN}${SC}.png	# Plot for 1, 3, 6-hours, and total accumulated surface precipitation (mm)
	accprecip.gif						# Gif annimation file combining the png plot files for 1~48 hours in the forecasting

	polarris_zh_zdr_rh_vr_${YYYY}_${MM}${DD}_${HH}${MN}${SC}.png    # Plot from POLARRIS radar simulator in NU-WRF for QCed Reflectivity (dBZ),
									# differential reflectivity (dB), cross-polar correlation (-), and
									# radial velocity (m s-1) at 0.5 degree elevation angle
	polarris_zh_zdr_rh_vr.gif					# Gif annimation file combining the png plot files roughly every hour
									# for 1~48 hours in the forecasting

	polarris_zh_4sweeps_${YYYY}_${MM}${DD}_${HH}${MN}${SC}.png      # Plot from POLARRIS radar simulator in NU-WRF for QCed Reflectivity (dBZ)
                                                                        # at 0.5, 1.8, 4.0 and 8.0 degree elevation angles
        polarris_zh_4sweeps.gif                                         # Gif annimation file combining the png plot files roughly every hour
                                                                        # for 1~48 hours in the forecasting

	# following files are produced 3 days late
	# day1 represent the first 0-24hr forecast, day2 represents the 24-48hr forecast.
	CFAD_con_day?.png						# Convective part of Contoured Frequency of Altitude Diagrams
	CFAD_str_day?.png						# Stratiform part of Contoured Frequency of Altitude Diagrams

	QVP_con_day?.png 						# Convective part of QVP-like domain-mean radar profiles 
	QVP_str_day?.png 						# Stratiform part of QVP-like domain-mean radar profiles

	RadarFrac_day?.png						# Composite Radar Horizontal Fraction (0-1) by different minimum reflectivity thresholds